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Identifying phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea using cluster analysis.
Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung - 1 Jun 2023
Venkatnarayan Kavitha, Krishnaswamy Uma Maheswari, Rajamuri Nithin Kumar Reddy, Selvam Sumithra, Veluthat Chitra, Devaraj Uma, Ramachandran Priya, D'Souza George
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PURPOSE: Over the last decade, advances in understanding the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, systemic consequences and treatment responses in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have made individualised OSA management plausible. As the first step in this direction, this study was undertaken to identify OSA phenotypes. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with OSA on level 1 polysomnography (PSG) were included. Clinical...
Topics
- Male
- Humans
- Snoring
- Body Mass Index
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Obesity
- Cluster Analysis
- Phenotype